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WINDROWER.

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UNITED STATES Patented Meren 29, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY MARKUS MUELLER, LUDWIG ANTHY MUELLER, AND JOHN ALYSIUS MUELLER, OF WHITE LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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SPECIFIGATION forming pea of Lettere Peten/e No. 756,041, dated Meren 29, 1904."l 1

Application filed June 23, 1903.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY MARKUS MUEL- LER, LUDWIG ANTHY MUELLER, and JOHN ALYsIUs MUELLER, all citizens of the United States, and residents of White Lake, in the county of Aurora and State of South Dakota, have invented a new and Improved Windrower, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description- The invention relates to agricultural machines; and its object isto provide a new and improved windrower or bnnching attachment for'mowing-machines andw-hich is simple and durable inconstruction, very effective in operation, vand arranged to gather hay, millet, short wheat, and the like as fast as it is mowed by the mowing-machine and to enable the operator to easily and quickly dump the gathered material in windrows withoutscattering or losing any of the material between adjacent windrows.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will l be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out'in the claims. I

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of the improvement as applied, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side elevation of the same. Y

The improved bunching attachment for mowing-machines is provided with a slatted platform A, having longitudinally-extending spaced slats A of unequal length and fastened at their forward ends toa cross-bar A2, secured by clips B to the finger-bar O of .the mowingmachine. Over this platform A is arranged a box-like structure. D, having the sides D D2 k and the rear endiD3 arranged yto form a gate for discharging the material periodically from the attachment, as hereinafter more fully described.y The forward4 end of the side D is' connected byra strap E with the shoe or board serial Ne. 162,750. (No modelo the end D3 extends somewhat ,to the rear-of sundry of the slats A and passes over the remaining slats A a distance from the rear ends,

as plainly indicated in Fig. 1. The long slats of the platform prevent the end or gate from coming in contact with the ground i'n passingover uneven surfaces, and by extending alternate slats only beyond the end or gate a lighter and cheaper platform is produced than if all the slats were of the same length. The

end`D3 is Vnormally closed, so that when the mowing-machine is, moved forward to `mow the material the cut material falls onto the platform Al and is retained thereon by the box-like structure D, having its rear end D3 in a closed position. Now when suflicient material has accumulated on the attachment the operator opens .the end D3, soas to allow the gathered material to pass' from the attachment to form a windrow, after which theend D3 is again allowed to close to retain newlymowed material for forming a second wind- 'I row. In order to impart the desired opening movement to the end D3, the following device is provided. From the upper edge of the end members F, fulcrumed on a rod G, extending transversely of the platform and secured in standards H, attachedto the sides Dl and D2 near the rear ends thereof. The members F 7 5 D3 extend forwardly and upwardly the hinged are connected by links I with arms J, secured on a shaft K, journaled -in the upper portions of the standards H, and on one outer end of the shaft K is secured a handle L within reach of the operator seated on the seat ofthe mowing-machine. wardly in an approximately horizontal position at the time the end D3 is in a closed po- The handle L extends forsition, and when it is desired to open the end l D3 then the operator imparts an upward and rearward swinging motion to the handleL to turn the shaft K, and thereby cause the larms J and links I to impart an upward swinging n IOO the end D3 and the parts connected therewith to automatically drop back into their lowermost position by the weight of the parts referred to.

In order to lock the end D3 against accidental opening when in a closed position, the arms J are provided with downward extensions J adapted to engage pins I', secured on the links I, t swing the latter into an angular position relative to the arms J, as shown in Fig. 2, to prevent the end D3 from swinging accidentally into an open position.

By having the box-like structure D arranged over the slatted platform A the material is not liable to be scattered while the attachment moves with the mowing-machine from one windrow to the other, and as the end D3 is securely locked in place while gathering the material it is evident that none of the material will be lost at the end of the attachment while the latter passes from one windrow to the other.

The upper ends of the standards H are connected with each other by a cross-bar H to strengthen the box-like structure.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A bunching attachment for mowing-machines, comprising a slatted platform having longitudinal slats of unequal length and adapted to be fastened to the mowing-machine, and a box-like structure arranged over the platform and having sides and a rear end, the said rear end being at the rear of the shorter slats of the platform and extending over the longer slats and forming a gate for discharging the bunched material accumulating on the platform within the box-like structure, as set forth.

2. A bunching attachment for mowing-machines, comprising a slatted platform having longitudinal slats of unequal length and adapted to be fastened to the mowing-machine, a box-like structure arranged over the platform and having sides and a rear end, the box-like structure being secured to the mowing-machine independently of the platform, and the. said rear end being at the rear of the shorter slats of the platform and extending over the longer slats and` forming a gate for discharging the hunched material accumulating on the platform within the box-like structure, and means under the control of the operator of the mowing-machine for swinging the gate rearward and upward above the sides of the box-like structure, as set forth.4

3.` A bunching attachment for mowing-machines, comprising a slatted platform adapted to be fastened to the mowingmachine, a box-like structure arranged 4over the platform and having sides and a rear end, the boxlike structure being secured to the mowingmachine independently of the platform, and the said rear end forming a gate for discharging the hunched material accumulating on the platform within the box-like structure, and means under the control of the operator of the mowing-machine for swinging the gate rearward and upward above the sides of the boxlike structure, the said means comprising links connected with hinged members on the said end, arms pivotally connected with the said links, and a shaft having a handle and carrying the said arms, as set forth.

4. Abunching attachment for mowing-machines, comprising a slatted platform adapted to be fastened tothe mowing -machine, a box-like structure arranged over the platform and having sides and a rear end, the boxlike structure being secured to the mowingmachine independently of the platform, and the said rear end forming a gate for discharging the bunched material accumulating on the platform within the box-like structure, means under the control of the operator of the mowing-machine for swinging the gate rearward and upward above the sides of the box-like structure, the said means comprising links connected with hinged members on the said end, arms pivotally connected with the said links, and a shaft having a handle and carrying the said arms, and a locking device for the' said means comprising extensions on the saidv arms, and pins engaged by the extensions and secured on the said links.

5. A bunching attachment for mowing-machines, comprising a slatted platform, a boxlike structure arranged over the platform and comprising sides and an outwardly-swinging and bodily-movable end, and means for opel"- ating said end, as set forth.

6. A bunching attachment for mowing-machines, comprising a slatted platform, va boxlike structure arranged over the platform and comprising sides and a rear end having forwardly and upwardly inclined pivoted members, an operating-lever, and a connection between the lever and the pivoted members of the said end, as set forth.

7 A bunching attachment for mowing-machines, provided with a gate having hinged members, links pivotally connected with the said hinged members, a shaft having arms pivotally connected with the said links, a handle on the said shaft and under the control of the operator for turning the said shaft, extensions on the said arms, and pins on the said links and adapted to be engaged by the said' HENRY MARKUS MUELLER. LUDWIG ANTHY MUELLER. JOHN ALYSIUS MUELLER.

Witnesses:

JAKE KRELL, MALCOLM MCMILLAN.

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